Throughout “ Task ,” the seven-episode crime thriller that concluded on HBO on Oct. 19, viewers were re-introduced to the specific Delaware County, Pa. accent that they’d perhaps first heard in HBO’s 2021 hit “Mare of Easttown,” from creator Brad Ingelsby. On “Mare,” southeastern Pennsylvanians were generally pleased with the way that Kate Winslet, Jean Smart and especially Evan Peters bravely tackled the sounds of the region. Ingelsby, who is from the area, returned to Delaware County (or Delco, as it’s known to locals) with “Task,” and a new set of actors mastered the peculiar pronunciations.

Susanne Sulby is the hero here. She’s an actor and dialect coach from Doylestown, Pa., (that’s Bucks County, still a Philly suburb but a slightly different accent than the “Task” crew), and stud

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